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Professor: Dr. Ramesh K. S. Rao Voice Mail: 512-475-8756 Fax: 512-471-5073 E-Mail: ramesh.rao@mccombs.utexas.edu Professor: Prof. James (Jim) Nolen Voice Mail: 512-471-5798 Fax: 512-471-5073 E-Mail: james.nolen@mccombs.utexas.edu Teaching Assistants: John Walker (Mexico City) Email : juan.walker@mba06.mccombs.utexas.edu Email 2 : jwalker22ar@gmail.com Mobile : 04455-16962736 Mudit Naugraiya (Austin) Email: mudit.naugraiya@mba11.mccombs.utexas.edu Mobile: 716-725-3661
Course Objectives
to introduce the concepts and theories of modern financial management, to develop an appreciation for the usefulness of these theories for financial decision-making, to develop the student's financial decision-making skills, to provide an overview of current financial management theories and practices. Text Required: Corporate Finance by Ross, Westerfield and Jaffe, 9th ed., McGraw-Hill Irwin Supplemental: Financial Management, Concepts and Applications, 3rd ed., 1995, Ramesh K.S. Rao, SouthWestern Publishing Co., Cincinnati, a division of International Thompson. The required chapters will be made available to you (Blackboard and the readings package). Course Structure and Grading The course consists of lectures, five homework assignments (not graded), class case discussions, a team-based take-home case final, and four in-class exams. Lectures: The lectures are designed to provide an understanding of the major elements of finance. The emphasis is on the logic underlying each concept, on how each concept is used in finance, and on how the concepts are interrelated. The lectures are not note taking drills; rather, they are
dynamic sessions in which information is presented by the instructor via visual aids and through direct interaction with the class. Homework Assignments: Five Problem Sets are posted on Blackboard for problem-solving practice. These will not be graded. These assignments contain problems in addition to those in the RWJ text and Rao Chapters. It is important that you work through these on your own and compare your answers with the solutions. Solutions to these problems are also posted on Blackboard. Those needing additional problem-solving practice should attempt more RWJ problems. Solutions to these are posted separately on Blackboard. Case Discussions: No written analysis will be required to be turned in but you should have prepped the case before class and be prepared to discuss your analysis of the case. Instructors may cold call students to give their analysis of the case. You may work with your study group in preparing the case analysis. Exams (400 points): There are four exams worth 100 points each. Starting with Session 2, the first 45-minutes of each finance session will be an in-class exam covering the material from previous session(s). Details will be provided in class. Final Exam Case Analysis (100 Points): A team-based written analysis of the take-home case is required. The case will be assigned on March 26th and the written analysis is due May 6th at 5 PM (17:00). Your case analysis should not exceed 10 pages (double spacing) including spreadsheet exhibits. You will be graded on the accuracy and completeness of your analysis. Study questions are attached to the case.
You should now be able to do Problem Set I (it contains questions from Chapters 2, 3, 26, and 19).
Final Case Due (May 6th at 17:00) Team-based case analysis. Flash Memory, Inc. Maximum of 10 pages including spreadsheet exhibits. Use a 12-point font and double line spacing in text analysis. You will e-mail your teams analysis to Professor Nolen at james.nolen@mccombs.utexas.edu no later than May 6th at 5:00 PM (17:00).